As a lad I used to ride in snow and ice, but as I aged I developed a sense of mortality.

I do recall it being a bit of an adventure delivering newspapers, especially because the thing I usually did when losing balance at low speed was to put down a foot, which did little good on ice.

The good part (at least where/when I grew up) is that the cars slowed down significantly when driving on packed snow and ice, so I was probably actually safer than during dry weather. And as I think about it now... if you have to fall, it is nice to not worry about road rash!!!

I know a rider who swears up and down that riding 23mm tires in the snow is the preferred method. Said person also crashes quite a bit.
I prefer my cross or mountain bike. A fat bike looks like a blast if we ever had a decent amount of snow.

What is it about cycling wrecks & collar bones? Seriously, what makes riders prone to breaking them in a wreck?

In a regular slide-out you land on your side, often striking your shoulder against the ground. All the other bones are more or less parallel with the ground when they strike. The collar bone is perpendicular. The hip bone is also somewhat perpendicular to the ground but it is much less fragile. This question is a little like asking why people end up with road rash on their thighs.

In a regular slide-out you land on your side, often striking your shoulder against the ground. All the other bones are more or less parallel with the ground when they strike. The collar bone is perpendicular. The hip bone is also somewhat perpendicular to the ground but it is much less fragile. This question is a little like asking why people end up with road rash on their thighs.